Oxygen functionalisation of MWNT and their use as gas sensitive thick-film layers

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-46

  Ionescu, R ^a   Espinosa, E H ^a   Sotter, E ^a   Llobet, E ^a   Vilanova, X ^a   Correig, X ^a   Felten, A ^b   Bittencourt, C ^b   Van Lier, G ^c   Charlier, J C ^c   Pireaux, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ab initio theoretical calculations; Drop coating; Gas sensors; MWNT functionalisation; Plasma treatment; Room temperature sensing

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; THICK FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AB INITIO THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; DROP COATINGS; MWNT FUNCTIONALIZATION; PLASMA TREATMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE SENSING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 29244456737     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.02.020     Document Type: Article

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